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Stephen Curry says the lure of breaking Ray Allen’s all-time three-pointers record did not play a part in his poor shooting night in the Golden State Warriors 102-93 loss the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
Curry shot six of 20 from the field, finishing with 18 points and making only three of 14 attempts from beyond the arc.
The two-time MVP’s three triples moved him within seven three-pointers of breaking Allen’s all-time NBA record of 2,973 three-point attempts made.
“If you take away the context of these last couple of games, I’ve played the exact same way,” Curry said at the post-game news conference. “You’ve got to make shots and understand the opposition is not going to want that [breaking the record] to happen on their home floor.
“They defend accordingly. For the most part [I am] trying to keep it out of my head and just play basketball and take the shots I normally take and play the game I normally do.
“There was obviously a lot of attention on it which is well deserved as it’s an all-time NBA record and one that been around for 10-11 years.
“I appreciate the attention on it. It’ll happen when it happens. I’ll continue to keep winning NBA games in the process.”
Curry has made 24 three-pointers in his past five games as he closes in on the NBA record with attention swirling about the milestone held by Allen since 2011 when he surpassed Reggie Miller’s mark of 2,560.
The point guard attributed his 30 percent field goal percentage to pressure from the 76ers and Matisse Thybulle, who marked him closely, rather than the impending record.
“They pressured all night long. Thybulle is a pretty hard defender,” Curry said. “They were trying to force us into the paint and make the extra pass and we did that early.
“We didn’t shoot as effectively as we wanted. We made that third quarter run but then got cold. They slowly walked us down.”
Curry’s next chance at breaking Allen’s record occurs on Monday when the Warriors face the Indiana Pacers.
